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Don't Blame 'Snowflakes,' Blame the 'Self-Esteem Craze'

rabbitcaebannog said:
Well, I'm a boomer myself and one odd thing I often see is boomers using their children on social media as trophies. Mind you, I understand parents wanting to take pictures and show off their kids at graduation, prom, big events etc....but I have also seen the extreme where one of my Facebook friends took a picture of her daughter's report card and posted it on Facebook. I felt a tinge of embarrassment for her, but a few of the posts from other boomers were a little wacky. Instead of saying bravo to her daughter for her hard work, it became a trophy seeking fest for her parenting skills. There were quite a few comments about what a great parent she was for her daughter earning good grades. So, yes her daughter was a trophy for her parenting skills. Sad that people need to exploit their child to feel good about themselves.
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You're a Baby Boomer with kids in grade school or high school?
 
trumpgirl said:
It was a very good, very fair read. I think there's probably a lot of truth to it. These SJW monsters didn't just pop out of nowhere. They've been built through years of unrealistic views, over-inflated egos, pampering, and self-centered behavior.
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Kinda like trump, huh?
 
GhostlyJoe said:
Just more entitlement mentality from Baby Boomers. "No one takes personal responsibility!" they wail, while blaming "the left" and the young for every ill in their lives. Get some self-awareness and humility, old farts, or just get out of the road.
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Phys251 said:
One of the most mind-numbingly predictable things that human beings do is to blame young people for society-wide problems that older adults have caused. It takes less cognitive effort to do that than to literally go to sleep.
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ecofarm said:
"Get off mah lawn, whipper-snappers!"
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ThoughtEx. said:
The only group of people I have ever seen with unwarranted self esteem is baby boomers. Who happen to be the biggest entitled bunch of snowflakes as well. They have to have their ass kissed every step of the way, or they'll throw a tantrum. They all claim to have worked hard, earned their place. But take it from someone that deals with Boomers and their financials exclusively, most inherited their tangible asset and are so deep in debt they literally could not pay it off before they die, meaning their kids won't inherit a thing from them. But unless you play along with how great they've done, they'll blow up and bite off their own nose to spite you. They have no interest in leaving a legacy, or protecting themselves. In one sentence they'll claim their kids will take care of them in their old age, and in the next claim their kids don't deserve the piece of property they've had in the family for 3 generations that they just leveraged to buy the new F150. Which they only drive to impress their other old friends. What kind of idiot living off SS tries to buy a brand new truck in their seventies? Answer, most boomers. "I'm sorry you can't afford to pay 20% of your hospital bill that medicare didn't cover, because I recommended last year you take a supplemental plan that would and you couldn't afford that because of your 400 a month truck payment. That's entirely my fault I didn't explain the risks better and convince you not to buy a brand new truck." I have literally said that sentence more times than I can count. Because if I don't take the blame, they won't let me help them. Because it could never possibly be their fault.

I could literally sit here for the next week relating horror stories of boomers ****ing themselves and their kids over, and it's mostly for pride and ego that they do it. But yeah it's millennials that have to much self esteem. Hey, whats the teen suicide rate at nowadays...
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Psychopathy rates for the USA are twice that of the UK. Pop culture is filled with hero worship of people who exhibit NPD, Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Our President is a narcissist imo. The OP is actually stating a very valid fact that you've immediately dismissed without thinking through.
 
If you look at recent history, the golden generation were the men and women who went through the Great Depression and World War 2. They were traditional in the sense of family, country and religion. They were moral, hard working, responsible and self reliant. Their children, who were the baby boomers, were brought up in traditional wholesome environments. They were taught right from wrong, and lived in a time of economic prosperity helped by the GI bill.

This environment spawned a self confident generation of children, grounded in love; love generation who would do your own thing. The baby boomers were idealists at the start and wanted to correct the injustices that existed in culture; civil rights and war, so all could share the wholesome and prosperous environment. This started out well due to its Christian foundation. It is not coincidence the hippies men looked like Jesus; simplicity.

This push for change brought the baby boomers in contact and in conflict with a government wide bias within the political structure; old swamp. President Trump faces the same problem with the new swamp controlled by the baby boomers. The swamp is composed of all the self interests who benefit by the status quo. They resist change, since it cuts into their self serving prosperity scams.

The mistake the early baby boomer leaders made were, they threw out the baby with the bath water. The leadership swamp, which was the opposition, was extrapolated to mean all the traditions of the past, even those which had molded the baby boomers into the young altruistic adults. The result was a break down of the very foundation which had spawned the love generation. The result was domino affect within culture to where future generations would not have the same footing.

The analogy is the parent who holds their child's bike while the child learns to ride. The smart chid will understand this and honor the parent. The baby boomer child, who was maybe too self reliant, thought they were doing it all. So, they told the parent to let go, only to fall down. They then blame the parent and try to undermined them, because they thought they were pushed the down.

This was the beginning of the downslide, with the solid cultural foundation of the golden generation, being redefined by faddish progressive changes of extrapolate injustices, that led to a new swampy foundation for the future children. It also led to a different and much larger swamp, which is controlled by the baby boomers. This swamp needs to be drained so the future children have a better foundation.

The new push by president Trump is for culture to undergo system restore; like in computing. The restore point goal is the golden generation foundation, but adjusted for time. Trump was born in June 14, 1945. He was born at the cusp between the golden generation and baby boomers and represents the interface needed for the golden boomers.
 
ThoughtEx. said:
The only group of people I have ever seen with unwarranted self esteem is baby boomers. Who happen to be the biggest entitled bunch of snowflakes as well. They have to have their ass kissed every step of the way, or they'll throw a tantrum. They all claim to have worked hard, earned their place. But take it from someone that deals with Boomers and their financials exclusively, most inherited their tangible asset and are so deep in debt they literally could not pay it off before they die, meaning their kids won't inherit a thing from them. But unless you play along with how great they've done, they'll blow up and bite off their own nose to spite you. They have no interest in leaving a legacy, or protecting themselves. In one sentence they'll claim their kids will take care of them in their old age, and in the next claim their kids don't deserve the piece of property they've had in the family for 3 generations that they just leveraged to buy the new F150. Which they only drive to impress their other old friends. What kind of idiot living off SS tries to buy a brand new truck in their seventies? Answer, most boomers. "I'm sorry you can't afford to pay 20% of your hospital bill that medicare didn't cover, because I recommended last year you take a supplemental plan that would and you couldn't afford that because of your 400 a month truck payment. That's entirely my fault I didn't explain the risks better and convince you not to buy a brand new truck." I have literally said that sentence more times than I can count. Because if I don't take the blame, they won't let me help them. Because it could never possibly be their fault.

I could literally sit here for the next week relating horror stories of boomers ****ing themselves and their kids over, and it's mostly for pride and ego that they do it. But yeah it's millennials that have to much self esteem. Hey, whats the teen suicide rate at nowadays...
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Holy ****, ALL OF THIS.
 
truthatallcost said:
Psychopathy rates for the USA are twice that of the UK. Pop culture is filled with hero worship of people who exhibit NPD, Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Our President is a narcissist imo. The OP is actually stating a very valid fact that you've immediately dismissed without thinking through.
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I'll take the average pop culture moron over a Truther any day, that's for sure. Talk about low self esteem.
 
Elvira said:
Full story...
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People with higher self esteem are more likely to stand up for themselves and not allow themselves to be bullied and abused. Why is that a bad thing? Have you considered the possibility that the low self esteem that is so pervasive in older generations is actually the reason they continue to vote for bullies like Trump and other Republicans who don't have their own best interest at heart.

What do you think is preferred? If we're going to make a mistake would it be better to raise our children with self esteem that is too low or too high? Obviously the goal should be a healthy sense of self worth, but if we're going to error on one side or the other which side is better?

Also who are you to decide whether a person has too much or not enough self-esteem? Is it possible you simply don't have enough?
 
MrWonka said:
People with higher self esteem are more likely to stand up for themselves and not allow themselves to be bullied and abused. Why is that a bad thing? Have you considered the possibility that the low self esteem that is so pervasive in older generations is actually the reason they continue to vote for bullies like Trump and other Republicans who don't have their own best interest at heart.

What do you think is preferred? If we're going to make a mistake would it be better to raise our children with self esteem that is too low or too high? Obviously the goal should be a healthy sense of self worth, but if we're going to error on one side or the other which side is better?

Also who are you to decide whether a person has too much or not enough self-esteem? Is it possible you simply don't have enough?
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Is it possible this article simply struck a nerve?
 
Elvira said:
Is it possible this article simply struck a nerve?
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So you can't give an rational answer to any of the questions I proposed to you and now you want to try and deflect by trying to make this about me rather than the rational points I made?

Is it possible that you yourself have low self esteem and you're just jealous of millennials that have so much more confidence than you do?
 
ecofarm said:
I'll take the average pop culture moron over a Truther any day, that's for sure. Talk about low self esteem.
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I can see you've devoted as much thought to the OP as you have to the inconsistencies contained in governmental accounts of 9/11. Wtg!

Ignorance is bliss, which means you've reached a state of nirvana.
 
truthatallcost said:
I can see you've devoted as much thought to the OP as you have to the inconsistencies contained in governmental accounts of 9/11. Wtg!

Ignorance is bliss, which means you've reached a state of nirvana.
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If only I was smart enough to be a Truther. Oh well, guess I'm just a dummy sheeple.

Thankfully, we have super special geniuses that see the Truth; they'll save us. Talk about self esteem issues.

If my self esteem ever drops so low that I need to create a fantasy world to believe I'm special... well, I just hope that never happens.

Self esteem is the subject of the OP. And it takes a very low self esteem to require a fantasy world.
 
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GhostlyJoe said:
Just more entitlement mentality from Baby Boomers. "No one takes personal responsibility!" they wail, while blaming "the left" and the young for every ill in their lives. Get some self-awareness and humility, old farts, or just get out of the road.
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Hear, hear!
I'm a 'baby boomer' myself and that meme about how this new generation is a bunch of spineless, self-absorbed wimps sounds verrry familiar.
I know a couple things for sure. One, each generation grows bigger and stronger than their parents, and this one is no different. Two, I had it so easy growing up, compared to my kids and their generation, it's ridiculous. People in their twenties and thirties today grew up in a much tougher society. Hell, I didn't want to drag my ass out of bed, I'd quit my job. There was always another one when the money ran out. The worst thing an STD cost you was an uncomfortable examination and a couple penicillin shots. The music was great, the drugs were great (and relatively harmless), the world was our oyster.
It's a much tougher world to grow up in today.
 
ecofarm said:
If only I was smart enough to be a Truther. Oh well, guess I'm just a dummy sheeple.

Thankfully, we have super special geniuses that see the Truth; they'll save us. Talk about self esteem issues.

If my self esteem ever drops so low that I need to create a fantasy world to believe I'm special... well, I just hope that never happens.

Self esteem is the subject of the OP. And it takes a very low self esteem to require a fantasy world.
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:lamo :lamo But you've created your fantasy world already. What's your educational background in? Degree/level attained?

Bye now.
 
truthatallcost said:
:lamo :lamo But you've created your fantasy world already. What's your educational background in? Degree/level attained?

Bye now.
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MSc, PhD(c)

I don't need to pretend reading CT blogs is an education. I have a real education. I don't need a fantasy world to feel special. I have the real world, with real degrees.

You think real education is a fantasy world. Jealous much?

:2wave:
 
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ecofarm said:
MSc, PhD(c)

I don't need to pretend reading CT blogs is an education. I have a real education. I don't need a fantasy world to feel special. I have the real world, with real degrees.

You think real education is a fantasy world. Jealous much?

:2wave:
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Wow, OK maybe I'm wrong. PhD in what, may I ask.
 
truthatallcost said:
Wow, OK maybe I'm wrong. PhD in what, may I ask.
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Interdisciplinary Ecology. I research and work with a college and rural farming village in Africa for agricultural development. Lived there for years, settling there soon.

My MSc is International Environmental Science.
 
ecofarm said:
Interdisciplinary Ecology. I research and work with a college and rural farming village in Africa for agricultural development. Lived there for years, settling there soon.

My MSc is International Environmental Science.
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Well that's admirable. You're going more for a humanitarian career than a profit driven one. We don't have to discuss 9/11 here or elsewhere, but I'd recommend taking a look at this website. You won't find any nutters talking about lizard men or aliens here, just qualified structural engineers and architects with long established careers in their respective fields.

http://www.ae911truth.org
 
truthatallcost said:
Well that's admirable. You're going more for a humanitarian career than a profit driven one. We don't have to discuss 9/11 here or elsewhere, but I'd recommend taking a look at this website. You won't find any nutters talking about lizard men or aliens here, just qualified structural engineers and architects with long established careers in their respective fields.

AE911Truth ? Architects & Engineers Investigating the destruction of all three World Trade Center skyscrapers on September 11 - Home
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Thank you. I'll drop the Truth stuff in this thread and try to refrain elsewhere.
 
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